Wild: Injured Coyle, Ballard both skate with team

Minnesota center Charlie Coyle on the bench in a September exhibition game at the Xcel Energy Center. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

CHICAGO -- Charlie Coyle and Keith Ballard both skated with the Wild on Friday as they continue to work back from injuries.

A timetable hasn't been determined for either of their returns.

Ballard said he had "concussion-like symptoms" since he took a puck to the face Oct. 14 in Buffalo.

Coyle, meanwhile, has progressed well from a knee sprain he suffered in the team's second game of the season.

"He looks really good," Wild coach Mike Yeo said of Coyle. "We're not going to bring him with us (to Chicago) because he can get more out of being here (in Minnesota) and work out here and skate here. But we've got a couple good practice days coming up that'll really help him, too."

The team has three days without a game after its Monday home game against Chicago.

Minnesota defenseman Keith Ballard warms up for a preseason game Sept. 17, 2013, at the Xcel Energy Center. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Coyle may be able to join the Wild for their Nov. 1 home game against Montreal.

"Possibly," Yeo said. "I want to see first off when he gets into a practice where he's at, and when he gets into some battles where he's at. And I'm not going to expect him to be 100 percent on top of his game, but I don't want to put him in a position where his leg's not 100 percent. I want to make sure he's ready to go."